Former U.S. men's national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann says he has "no doubt" the team would have qualified for the World Cup had he not been fired.

After five years in charge, Klinsmann was let go in November 2016 following a rough start to the USA's final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying.

The U.S. fell 2-1 at home to Mexico and then lost 4-0 away to Costa Rica four days later, leading U.S. Soccer to make a change.

However, new boss Bruce Arena was unable to guide the U.S. to Russia, as the team fell to a shocking 2-1 defeat at Trinidad & Tobago in the final match of qualifying in October 2017 to seal their fate.